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    Eight contemporary houses raised on stilts

    Whether to make sloped sites level, prevent flooding or reduce impact on natural surroundings, houses on stilts are being built around the world. Here are eight of the best contemporary examples. More about Eight contemporary houses raised on stilts

    Tom Ravenscroft | 22 March 2026 | Leave a comment
  • Exterior of Live Sawn House by ICADA

    Live Sawn House features moving walls and a room on stilts

    Japanese studio ICADA has completed a house in Saitama, Japan, that combines inventive storage solutions with a structure of rough-sliced cedar logs. More about Live Sawn House features moving walls and a room on stilts

    Amy Frearson | 19 March 2026 | Leave a comment
  • Casa 144º by Jaime Prous Architects and Pineda & Monedero

    Metal-clad home perched on steel supports above Barcelona coast

    Local studios Jaime Prous Architects and Pineda & Monedero have completed Casa 144º, a corrugated metal-clad home near Barcelona that is raised above a steeply sloping site on skinny steel stilts. More about Metal-clad home perched on steel supports above Barcelona coast

    Jon Astbury | 16 March 2026 | Leave a comment
  • Iraguen Vinuela SI House Chile

    Iragüen Viñuela experiments with "expressive potential" of prefab timber in Chile

    Prefabricated wooden elements were used to create the "orderly" square-shaped Casa SI by Chilean studio Iragüen Viñuela Arquitecto, which is perched on a hilly site near the Pacific Ocean. More about Iragüen Viñuela experiments with "expressive potential" of prefab timber in Chile

    Jenna McKnight | 13 January 2026 | Leave a comment
  • House in the Forest by Daiber Aceituno

    Daiber & Aceituno Arquitectos raises metal house on concrete arches in Chilean forest

    Chilean studio Daiber & Aceituno Arquitectos has placed a corrugated metal house deep within the forest of Puerto Varas, Chile, suspending it on concrete arches to minimise its footprint on the terrain. More about Daiber & Aceituno Arquitectos raises metal house on concrete arches in Chilean forest

    Kate Mazade | 1 July 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Aluminium medal of honor museum in Arlington

    Rafael Viñoly Architects lofts monolithic metal volume for military museum in Texas

    International architecture studio Rafael Viñoly Architects has lofted a solid aluminium mass on concrete pillars to represent the "weight of valor" for a museum dedicated to Medal of Honor recipients in Arlington, Texas, USA. More about Rafael Viñoly Architects lofts monolithic metal volume for military museum in Texas

    Kate Mazade | 23 June 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Yngsjö by Johan Sundberg Arkitektur

    Johan Sundberg Arkitektur wraps stilted house in Sweden with Siberian larch

    Swedish studio Johan Sundberg Arkitektur has completed the holiday house Yngsjö, using natural materials and a light colour palette to help it blend with its surroundings in southern Sweden. More about Johan Sundberg Arkitektur wraps stilted house in Sweden with Siberian larch

    Ella Jessel | 19 March 2025 | Leave a comment
  • PErforated brick

    Red-painted steel structures feature in Mexican riverfront revitalisation

    Architecture studio Entorno y Contexto has led the redevelopment of a stretch of the Papaloapan River on Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, installing lightweight steel structures on stilts and landscaping to facilitate recreation. More about Red-painted steel structures feature in Mexican riverfront revitalisation

    Ben Dreith | 27 January 2025 | Leave a comment
  • House at 9000 Feet

    MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple creates elliptical house for mountainous site

    Extreme site conditions drove the design of House at 9,000 Feet, a rounded dwelling by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects in the American West supported by stilts and accessed via a bridge. More about MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple creates elliptical house for mountainous site

    Jenna McKnight | 24 October 2024 | Leave a comment
  • The Lookout by Parsonson Architects

    Parsonson Architects perches stilted red home on coast of New Zealand

    Warm tones feature across the facade and interior of The Lookout, a stilted house that local studio Parsonson Architects has added to a hillside site in New Zealand. More about Parsonson Architects perches stilted red home on coast of New Zealand

    Katie Last | 16 August 2024 | Leave a comment
  • La Cime by Naturehumaine

    Naturehumaine perches stilted "micro chalet" within Canadian woodland

    Large windows create the feeling of sitting in a tree canopy at La Cime, a timber-clad holiday cabin that Canadian studio Naturehumaine has created in woodland in Lanaudière, Québec. More about Naturehumaine perches stilted "micro chalet" within Canadian woodland

    Jon Astbury | 10 August 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Kona Village

    Walker Warner Architects includes recycled-plastic thatch in Hawaii hut resort

    Winding pathways and thatched roofs made of recycled plastic are among the features at the Kona Village resort in Hawaii, which Walker Warner Architects designed to replace a 1960s hotel destroyed by a tsunami. More about Walker Warner Architects includes recycled-plastic thatch in Hawaii hut resort

    Jenna McKnight | 6 August 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Residence Chez Leon by Quinzhee Architecture

    Quinzhee Architecture clads stilted "contemporary chalet" in cedar

    Canadian studio Quinzhee Architecture has lifted a cedar-clad residence on stilts for a ski house in Québec. More about Quinzhee Architecture clads stilted "contemporary chalet" in cedar

    Kate Mazade | 19 June 2024 | Leave a comment
  • The Hotspot by Oslo Works

    Oslo Works perches The Hotspot sauna on coast of Norway

    Wooden shingles cloak this stilted sauna, which architecture studio Oslo Works has elevated over the rocky shore of Nesodden peninsula, Norway, for the local community. More about Oslo Works perches The Hotspot sauna on coast of Norway

    Nyima Murry | 9 March 2024 | 1 comment
  • Buitenverblijf Nest, a timber-cladded holiday home in the woods

    Buitenverblijf Nest is a "folly high up in the trees" in the Netherlands

    Architecture studios i29 and Namo Architecture referenced birdhouses and nests when creating this holiday home in Arnhem, which is intended to blend in with its woodland setting. More about Buitenverblijf Nest is a "folly high up in the trees" in the Netherlands

    Andreea Popovici | 19 February 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Exterior of glass micro house by Jan Tyrpekl in Austria

    Jan Tyrpekl raises glass micro home on stilts in rural Austria

    Wall-to-wall glass and a material palette informed by local vernacular define Zen House, a 33-square-metre micro home on stilts in Austria, completed by Czech studio Jan Tyrpekl. More about Jan Tyrpekl raises glass micro home on stilts in rural Austria

    Shona Jackson | 15 February 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Virginia Treehouse

    Robert Young Architects designs Virginia Treehouse around a family's experience of loss

    This pine-clad home on a forested hillside was designed by US studio Robert Young Architects to provide immersive views of nature and to offer "a sense of optimism" for a family experiencing loss. More about Robert Young Architects designs Virginia Treehouse around a family's experience of loss

    Jenna McKnight | 7 December 2023 | Leave a comment
  • Snohetta and Tor Helge Dokka design Norwegian residence

    Snøhetta perches "floating treehouse" on Norwegian hillside

    Architecture studio Snøhetta and engineer Tor Helge Dokka have created House Dokka, a mass-timber home that perches on a hillside in Kongsberg, Norway. More about Snøhetta perches "floating treehouse" on Norwegian hillside

    Starr Charles | 7 December 2023 | Leave a comment
  • Photo of The Hole with the House Around

    ElasticoFarm raises house on stilts around central void in Italian park

    Architecture studio ElasticoFarm has created a house on stilts around a suspended void nestled in the trees of a private park in Cambiano, a town to the southeast of Turin in northern Italy. More about ElasticoFarm raises house on stilts around central void in Italian park

    Betty Owoo | 30 August 2023 | Leave a comment
  • Pratt house by Erre Arquitectos

    Docks inform design of ERRE Arquitectos' stilted Chilean beach house

    Local studio ERRE Arquitectos has wrapped a seaside house in pine and lifted it on silts in order to optimise views of the coastline in Chile. More about Docks inform design of ERRE Arquitectos' stilted Chilean beach house

    Kate Mazade | 7 June 2023 | Leave a comment
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